Milwaukee Road #261 makes good time shuttling 9 gondolas to interchange with the Twin Cities and Western in Buffalo Lake, MN. Once a two track main, the line is now single and sees mostly TC&W t... (more)

70 MPH pace pho... (more)

Pere Marquette #1225 h... (more)

Milwaukee Road #261 leads a consist of gondolas Westbound for the TC&W. We needed freight, they needed the gondolas moved - a side profile shot with "rods up" for those who like it as David P. Mo... (more)

With only seconds to spare, the window presented itself with a clear view of the drivers and the rods down in this *** Triple Header Pace *** photo featuring (2) former Jito... (more)

From the archives II Lazy, Slow & Independent? I beg to differ! An old advertsing campaign image that I created for the LS&I a few decades late. A 1/15th pace photo<... (more)

Pace shot - rods down.

Ah... the chase is on! Triple header steam at speed - convert you to a steam fanatic in seconds. Former Jitong Railway QJ #6988 & 7081 along with a bit of Milwaulkee muscle - #261. Railroad: Iowa Interstate
Locomotive: Steam 2-10-2
Location: Mineral, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: IAIS 6988
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 16, 2006

A Reflection Shot that Panned out Perfectly

A modern day Sumpter Valley No. 19 keeps pace with a reflection of itself from the past against the unchanged backdrop of the Elkhorn Range dur... (more)

Highball!

Polson Logging Company's No. 2 catches the evening Sun leading McCloud No. 25 northbound in a double header by the bay through Garibaldi, OR. A Railroad: Polson Logging Co.
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Garibaldi, Oregon, USA
Locomotive #: 2
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: October 18, 2018

And... it's gone
The roadbed, not the station...

The next phase of a project to convert the former Reading /SEPTA Newtown branch has been completed, with the rails, and now ties... (more)

Pace shot. UP #8351 is really moving in this pace shot from Southern New Mexico on former SP trackage. UP #844 would travel the same route the next day. Bright, clean and p... (more)

PRR #4666, a JG Brill OEG 350 Diesel-electric Doodlebug sits patiently at the Black River and Western awaiting her return to glory. The unit once ran at the New Hope and Ivyland in the early 70's... (more)

PRR Class G5s 4-6-0 #5741

PRR #5741 makes it's first full view appearance on RP. This engine is one of the best preserved class of PRR engines with 3 in existence.

The other two su... (more)

R&N #425 barrels down the tracks like a blue comet. Thanks to RP'r Darryl Rule for keeping Railroad: Reading & Northern
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Zehners, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: RBMN 425
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 21, 2008